JK Rowling tells story of alter ego Robert Galbraith Harry Potter author explains how she gave her crime-writing alter ego Robert Galbraith his name, and why she went undercover for projected series of novels

JK Rowling publishes crime novel under false name The Cuckoo's Calling was released in April using pseudonym Robert Galbraith.

Fantastic Beasts carry Harry Potter back to the silver screen

Defender Poetry, Poetry Months, National Poetry, Typical Poetry

Jennifer Benka, executive director of the The Academy of American Poets, published a wonderful ‪#‎article‬ in The Huffington Post, which defends ‪#‎poetry‬ from the typical 'Poetry is Dead' articles that arrive each April, during ‪#‎NationalPoetryMonth‬.

Actor and author James Franco , who is rapidly becoming the Energizer Bunny of cinema, has announced the main cast for yet another film: an adaptation of John Steinbeck's 1936 novel "In Dubious Battle."

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Actor and author James Franco, has announced an adaptation of John Steinbeck's 1936 novel "In Dubious Battle." (I'm halfway through this book right now! Sweet, sweet James Franco getting his Steinbeck on, round 2....)

theparisreview: June 2, 1966To readers of Paris Review:Re LSD, Psylocibin [sic], etc., Paris Review #37 p. 46: “So I couldn’t go any further. I may later on occasion, if I feel more reassurance.”Between occasion of interview with Thomas Clark June ’65 and publication May ’66 more reassurance came. I tried small doses of LSD twice in secluded tree and ocean cliff haven at Big Sur…

A June 2, 1966 letter from Allen Ginsberg to the readers of The Paris Review

"A letter from Allen Ginsberg to the readers of “The Paris Review” recently resurfaced in our archives. May the record hereafter reflect Allen Ginsberg’s unequivocal endorsement of lysergic acid diethylamide."

Allen Ginsberg letter to The Paris Review, June, 1966 re LSD, Psylocibin [sic], etc. To readers of Paris Review: Between occasion of interview with Thomas Clark June ’65 and publication May ’66 more reassurance came. I tried small doses of LSD twice in secluded tree and ocean cliff haven at Big Sur. No monster vibration, no snake universe hallucinations. Many tiny jeweled violet flowers along the path of a living brook that looked like Blake’s illustration for a canal in grassy Eden: huge Pacific watery shore, Orlovsky dancing naked like Shiva long-haired before giant green waves, titanic cliffs that Wordsworth mentioned in his own Sublime, great yellow sun veiled with mist hanging over the planet’s oceanic horizon. No harm. President Johnson that day went into the Valley of Shadow operating room because of his gall bladder & Berkley’s Vietnam Day Committee was preparing anxious manifestoes for our march toward Oakland police and Hell’s Angels. Realizing that more vile words from me would send out physical vibrations into the atmosphere that might curse poor Johnson’s flesh and further unbalance his soul, I knelt on the sand surrounded by masses of green bulb-headed Kelp vegetable-snake undersea beings washed up by last night’s tempest, and prayed for the President’s tranquil health. Since there has been so much legislative mis-comprehension of the LSD boon I regret that my unedited ambivalence in Thomas Clark’s tape transcript interview was published wanting this footnote. Your obedient servant [signed] Allen Ginsberg, aetat 40

By Caleb Pirtle III: DO YOU READ THE WORKS of Flannery O'Connor? I fear that not many realize how great she was and how powerful her books still are.

Do You have Strange Rituals when Writing? 1.Try writing horizontally. George Orwell, Mark Twain, Edith Wharton, Bukowski, Winston Churchill, and Marcel Proust were all famous for churning out pages while lying in bed. Truman Capote also wrote everything in longhand in the horizontal position... Read more: www.writeratplay

Author Flannery O’Connor was born today 3-25 in 1925. She is well known for her Southern Gothic works. She passed in 1964

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Novelist Caleb Pirtle III wonders if Flannery O'Connor write realism, or was it merely grotesque? She was the enfant terrible of Southern Writers.

If you're a dedicated fan and essentially consider Middle Earth a second home, you probably have your own extensive knowledge of trivia surrounding J.R.R. Tolkien's work. Since The Hobbit was released in 1937 and The Lord of the Rings 17 years later ...

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The common conception of New Year’s resolutions frames them as disposable ideals, not to be taken too seriously or followed through past the first few months of winter; by spring, we all assume, we’ll be right back to our slothful, gluttonous ways.

Marilyn Monroe’s Go-Getter List of New Year’s Resolutions (1955)

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Marilyn's Resolutions (1955)

From one of Marilyn Monroe's address books comes a list of New Year's resolutions written late-1955. Judging by this list she was determined to make the most of her opportunities. You should, too. Try to enjoy yourself when you can. #MarilynMonroe #lists

I got Gandalf! Which Famous Wizard Are You? You are definitely someone whose presence demands respect. You have a stoic disposition about you, and it breeds an air of assured confidence. In a team or group setting you are always the captain, and with good reason. You’re a BOSS!

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Elvish is only one of the many magical languages developed by J.R.R. Tolkien. The feat of creating language for fantasy has proven to add to viewers and readers experiences. By transplanting their imagination to a new world, fans are able to learn th...